Scholarships Open in NSW
There’s more than $12 million worth of scholarships currently open for childcare professionals in NSW, so now’s the time to check what you can get!
BY HEJIRA CONVERY, KINDICARE
Study is an excellent way to level up your childcare career, and although qualifications don’t always come cheap, the NSW government is chipping in more than $12 million to lessen the financial burden of study for eligible childcare professionals.
The NSW government’s 2023-2024 scholarships program contains a whole range of scholarships for early learning and outside school hours care people, and these scholarships aren’t just for straight-out-of-school students.
You can apply for a scholarship whether you’re new to the sector, or have years of experience, and the best way to see what scholarship you might want – and get – is to see what’s on offer!
Below, you’ll find the scholarships currently open for childcare professionals in NSW, and if something takes your fancy (and you tick the boxes for eligibility), make sure you apply asap!
Applications will stay open until 30 June, 2024 – or until this year’s allocated budget gets used up – so there’s lots to gain by being proactive, and thousands of dollars to miss out on if you apply too late.
To set you on a path to scholarship success, here are the current programs that may be open to you:
2023-2024 ECEC Vocational Education and Training (VET) Scholarships Program
This scholarship program provides eligible students with financial support to complete an ECEC VET qualification, and there are four scholarship streams available to cover Certificate III and Diploma level study, and scholars working with pre-school or school-aged children.
Money-wise, scholarships of up to $3,000 are available for eligible students undertaking a Certificate III level qualification, and up to $5,000 for those studying a Diploma level qualification.
For more info, click here.
2023-2024 Early Childhood Teaching Scholarships Program
This program provides eligible students with financial support to complete an Early Childhood Teacher (ECT) qualification, and it’s for people who intend to be, or are employed in, an eligible NSW early childhood education and care service, including a long day care, centre-based preschool, mobile preschool or family day care.
Under this program, scholarships of up to $25,000 are available to complete a Bachelor level or Master level ECT qualification, and up to $15,000 to complete a Graduate Certificate or Graduate Diploma level ECT qualification.
For more info, click here.
2023-2024 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Early Childhood Teaching Scholarships Program
This program provides financial assistance to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people to help them complete an ECT qualification.
The money on offer is the same as under the 2023-2024 Early Childhood Teaching Scholarships Program, with scholarships of up to $25,000 available to complete a Bachelor or Master level ECT qualification, and scholarships of up to $15,000 to complete a Graduate Certificate or Graduate Diploma level ECT qualification.
For more info, click here.
If you’re keen to advance your childcare career, with a little help from the NSW government, then it’s definitely worth investigating the scholarships currently on offer.
And if you’re looking for work in the early learning sector, KindiCare Jobs makes it easy to search and apply for roles – not just in NSW, but all around the nation.
Each job listing includes a salary or hourly rate, plus a comprehensive list of job features, to help you apply for a role that makes sense financially and personally, and we hope your next career move is a successful one.
